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Chocolate Cupcake + Strawberry Frosting + Chocolate Covered Strawberry = more goodness than one dessert should rightly hold in this world.

This is why Valentine's Day will always have a place as one of my favorite holidays. This is why my husband is the best.

Happy weekend!

My Furry Valentines

We spent months talking about whether or not we should add another (furry) member to our family. I was afraid that it would be too expensive, too much work, and not enough love. How wrong I was. Love can only be multiplied, not divided.

I can't imagine not having a family of four now. My boys - all three - are my favorite "people" in the whole world. They make me smile and laugh every day and I love sharing my life with my silly family/coworkers.

A long time ago, probably when I was a freshman in high school and just starting to crush on boys, my mom warned me against falling in love with anyone who didn't love cats. Whatever, mom, I know I thought, it's just high school. I brushed her off, thinking she was crazy and ridiculous...and then fell head over heals in love only a year later with someone who quite possibly loves cats more than I do and ultimately spending the rest of my life with him. I guess I lucked out. Seeing how he loves on our furry children (see exhibit A above) brings me so much joy and is one of my favorite things about my husband. I guess my mom might have known what she was talking about. Okay fine, I'll say it...you were right, Mom.

Happy Valentine's day to the three loves of my life...and let's keep having the family snuggles. I like them a lot :0).

A DIY Valentine's Day

Ben and I are homebodies. Perfect date night is staying in with carryout and snuggling up to watch a movie with the furry children. But...sometimes, a special occasion calls for a little more thought and whimsy. With Valentine's day coming up, I wanted to reimagine what a romantic night in could look like...

A throwback to childhood, indoor camping with candlelight music.

Twinkling lights for when the dreary clouds obscure the stars.

The warmest, richest drink after days of gray and snow.

Swirls of cream cheese frosting atop decadent red cake.

And a toast of something bubbly to enjoy amongst the softest blankets and pillows.

A love note...accented with sparkles.

And a cat curled up, ready to join in the snuggle party. (For the record, he performed a very stealthy photo bomb here...had no idea he was even in the picture, until I looked at it on the back of the camera. But that's just Aslan, always looking for his next photo op :0)

Welcome to February and have a happy weekend!